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Asadullah Haroon Gul went home last week. Since 2007, the Afghan native had been detained at Guantanamo Bay — without a trial. Serendipitous timing, wouldn't you say? Just as the Supreme Court was threatening half a century of progress on human rights as it overturned Roe v. Wade, the U.S. also took time to remind the world that: 1. the greatest democracy on the planet was almost killed off by ...
People walk past a guard tower outside the fencing of Camp 5 at the US Military's Prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Jan. 26, 2017.

Asadullah Haroon Gul went home last week.

Since 2007, the Afghan native had been detained at Guantanamo Bay — without a trial. Serendipitous timing, wouldn't you say?

Just as the Supreme Court was threatening half a century of progress on human rights as it overturned Roe v. Wade, the U.S. also took time to remind the world that:

1. the greatest democracy on the planet was almost killed off by a former reality TV host, and

2. we've kept a man in

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